that was >>mark: the top stories we are following, and oakland instead of involving hostages comes to an end. we are live on the scene with the latest. here's a look at a hot button races at the polls in white turnout is expected to be low. in a few hours, a key ruling regarding the future of same-sex marriage in california. more on those stories in a moment. >>james: we have a clear start in most of the bay area. we are mild and dry. in this courtroom hall and upper forties. warmer than yesterday with highs in the 60s and low 70's.

>>will: he eventually freed all three hostages. no one has been injured, including the hostages.

>>justine: sandusky and his lawyers made no comments to the media. they have tried repeatedly delayed the start of the trial but today, jury selection begins. jurors are coming from the penn state college area.

californians are making the choices offered choices in the seats said it, u.s. senate and congress as low as ballot initiatives and local measures. one of the once people are talking about is proposition 29, the initiative to increase the tobacco tax by $1 a pack. that will on cancer research and tobacco prevention programs.

the voter turnout for today's election will likely be a record low for a presidential primary. the estimate

killer speaks out from jail. joseph may sell its currently in jail in marin county. northern california women dumping their bodies in rural areas. the women were prostitutes or murdered over a three- year span from the '70s to the '90s. he titled his 2.5 page letter of the true story. in it, he repeatedly says evidence of that he killed the four women is lacking. they have his ex-wife's dna, stockings and used to strangle the 18 year-old victim found in fairfax. miso wrote in his letter is that only proves he had sex with the defendant. as him and this police and

>>mark: dow futures up 26 points. the dow closed down 17 yesterday. attention will remain focused on europe as the spanish picking system is teetering on the edge of collapse. greece's coming closer to a possible exit from the euro. research in motion, maker of the blackberry, there's cannot catch a 3/5 this stock, three years ago was at $144 a share. right now their stock is at $9.76. the san francisco-based degree is going national.

yesterday starbucks announced a $100 million cash deal to buy the 19 bakery chain. o'bannon hall when runs went

of the sense >>mark: a man shot and killed in a big district yesterday morning. he was driving on monday avenue when he was shot in the head. he was transported to set francisco general where he was pronounced dead. no suspects have been identified. half as san francisco judge has delayed the sentencing for edward ramos convicted killing a man and his two sons in 2008.

his attorneys for and ask for a new trial because the jury appeared to be confused before convicting him of murder. ron rothstein >>mark: a freshman senator

attacked a senior in the hallway as a group watched his and prevented others from breaking up the fight. this comes on the heels of a bullying incidents in vallejo and concord. the officials said they are alarmed at what happened at the hospital -- high- school and then to review their policies. >> we really want to take a look at what we're doing in our schools that allows for students to learn how to solve problems in ways other than using violence.

>>mark: a muni train to towns and power lines yesterday around 4:00 p.m. on market street. a train passing by knocked down live power lines. incredibly, only minor injuries were reported. service was disrupted for several hours. >>james: of the skies and sunshine furious see some even have some clouds out there. partly cloudy skies as the week of air and get out the door. temperatures are also on the mild side. cool in the north bay with upper forties.

more temperatures this afternoon. take a look at how the temperatures should play out.

>>george: a potential hot spot along the doe will drive a bypass. it was a motorcycle crash that occurred right here.

will the >>justine: waiting for the queen, a 60 cannon salute. that is what we see right now in these live pictures, the canids are firing off. the queen is in a horse- drawn carriage with prince charles and camilla, her

husband is still in the hospital fighting off a bladder infection. this celebration is a marker 60 years on the throne.

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>>mark: costco is due to pay a hefty settlement to the state of california. traveling since million for alleged environmental violations. they say the company improperly disposed of pharmaceutical waste. the violations allegedly occurred over five years that multiple locations. prosecutors say the company is cooperating in is now in compliance. >>dan: an amazing sight taking place, venus is about to slowly crawl across the face of the sun. this will not happen again for 105 years, not until 2117. it is the transit of venus. novenas will appear at the

black spot gliding across the disk of the sun. >>mark: the american public transportation association says that americans use of transportation 2.7 billion. that is 5 percent more than the same time last year.

>>mark: we are back in two minutes as the kron4 news continues.

♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] go from being on the road to being on vacation. hilton honors. the guest loyalty program with over thirty-eight hundred hotels worldwide. >>mark: opening bell on wall street. dow futures are up 26 points. the dow was down over 70 points for a good part of the trading data will lee closed down 17.

more details on your forecast straight ahead. >>george: no longer any concerns from the golden gate bridge. the accident on the into a drive by past has been completely cleared.

>>mark: a man fired shots at deputies after a hostage situation. everything ended peacefully this morning. will tran is live with more. >>will: investigators are still at the scene. the three house but is -- the three hostages and the deputy are not hurt. the hostages were released overnight.

>>mark: the top two primary system is in place for the first time. only the top two vote getters will advance to the november election regardless of party.

hall of some >> a similar ballot measure is also being voted on today in san diego. even though it is election day, voter turnout is expected to set a record low. fact >>jackie: i'm here at a downtown city hall. the polls open in about half an hour.

about 17 million registered voters are here in the state in the the only expect one-third of those to actually show up today. it is a presidential primary, barack obama is running unopposed in the mitt romney has locked up the nomination. 35 percent of registered voters are expected to show up today. so in 2008 almost 13 million voters came out, more than double hall what we will see today.

how are >> sarah kron4 for the latest on the primary election on the air and on line. family of a special section on our web site to find your polling place and get special information. www.kron4.com has everything you need. hall >>mark: in san francisco, ross mirkirimi must hand over his text messages. the text messages in question were made to and from mirkirimi, his wife, campaign manager it neighbors. the commission is deciding if his actions constitute official misconduct, if they do he could be permanently removed from office. the newly renovated and children playground in san francisco's delores carr was hit by vandals one day after opening.

the incident happened when the park was reopened to the public. will dismantles spray- painted with graffiti and breaking of several pieces from a popular xylophone. we will be right back as the kron4 dos continues. we will be right back as the kron4 dos continues. you're going down! it's all over! no! it's not over yet! sofas that can take anything life throws at them.

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>> broken escalators in the bart system like this one have a lot of bart passengers up said. three weeks ago the rest 16 as good as out of service. as of monday, 25 escalators or broken. some of them have been out of service for six months. they blame the problem on heavy use and as the escalators age many of them are 40 years old. >> it is really tough trying to walk up the steps. they are fairly steep. >> sometimes i have to stop two-three times to catch my breath.

>>mark: it could be a long way for prosecutors in the u.s. who want to try johann van der sloot. he must complete 20 year- old murder sentence in peru for the murder of stephanie

4s before he can be extradited. he is facing extortion charges and it is offensive natalie hallwood from to those of five. he is appealing his conviction. a quick break as the kron4 news continues until 10:00 a.m.. the dow was off just 13 points on wall street. more on the markets with rob black coming up as the kron4 morning news continues. house after fifth

>>mark: it has been a rough five weeks. may 1st the dow was up 13,340 but we have done crashed since then. flickr >>rob: it has been pretty tough. every economic pieces dating in may was weaker than expected. make give us an awful

performance. >>mark: when you look at the indices, can you look at them like you do at a stock? there is a valuation, is the low value or build and? >> they say the stock market is a discounting mechanism, it looks six months into the future. we may have a new president, tax cuts are uncertain, there are some big question marks. swat they say the bond market is much more smart. >>mark: talking about bonds and the tenure treasury, interest rates are really low. >> ultimately everywhere in the world is saying, let's by the u.s. dollar. our debt is still good.

the good thing for us, we refinance our mortgages if we can. corporate america refinances and browse at low cost spirited the downside is, it is signaling an incredible world wide weakness. >>mark: starbucks purchased a san francisco company, there of in the indian

affairs department. >> this makes a lot of sense and it's good for starbucks to diversify. 90 percent of their revenue is tied towards food. this is bad news for the mayor break. they have done incredibly read -- incredibly well. howard schultz came back as ceo and has done a lot of smart things.

we're looking for 73 degrees out in the delta was cooler conditions around the coast line. maybe low sixties around san francisco. tomorrow, warmer with conditions and the low- averse 70's.

>>george: there are no hot spots and not much in a way of the backups. we can still see the end of the back of which reaches just to the end of the east parking lot. i did notice some slowing, there had been in an incident on the upper deck of the bay bridge. it looks like it is starting to have an impact on the westbound ride but so far it is still a pretty normal drive. the drive times are 15-16 minutes. the san mateo bridge is problem free. here's a look of the golden gate bridge ride.

we are just starting to see some of the slowness will always get on 92 to san mateo. here is the marines arrive. there are no delays southbound at the head from 37 to central san rafael. still an easy drive to the golden gate. >>mark: will will be right back as the kron4 is continues. a live look from city hall in san francisco. of all on some with the

rest was >>erica: welcome back to the kron4 is. and following the top trending stories on the web. in looks like everyone is talking about proposition 8.

a federal appeals court is expected to decide on reviewing the ruling on the same six >> against same-sex marriage. around the world, rocking in british royalty came together at buckingham palace of the queen's diamond jubilee. elton john and other big names plea for the queen. prince charles and the queen came onto the stage at the end of the concert. football star chad a to a single and his fiancee are expected to tie the knot next month but none of the hotels in miami will accommodate them. fifth let on filming their wedding for the upcoming reality show but hotels like the rest do not want anything to do with the trauma. to discuss with its trendy, head of my facebook fan page. cut

>>mark: verizon says they consider resort to layoffs if not enough employees except buyouts. in the stanley cup finals the kings are one game away from the first stanley cup in a 45 year history. a six, seven or eight seat has never won the stanley cup. the goalie posted his third shutout. it was a 4-0 win over the new jersey devils. l.a. can put away the devils on wednesday night with a victory at the staples of the. with the win the san jose sharks will become the only california hockey team not to have their name etched on lord stanley's cup. after winning 20 games in a row the san antonio spurs appeared to be on a roll and now they are in danger of being eliminated.

the oklahoma city thunder have won three straight games after dropping the first two. now they're on the brink of their first final two periods ever. in game 6 is tomorrow night in a big game is in oklahoma city. the oakland a's lost some of the worst teams in baseball and then, they come out and beat up on a great texas ranger team. rookie gerald parker is on the mound. parker easily worked his way through the baseball's highest scoring offense. oakland had an 8 run second inning, they beat up on the texas rangers 12-1. the giants are getting ready to take on the san diego padres, the worst team in baseball after sweeping the chicago cubs.

the second baseman for the cubs thought there were two outs that there is only one. he did not throw to first for the double play. that led to the go-ahead run. the giants are seven games over 500. tim lincecum is taking the mt. san francisco tonight at 7:00 p.m. against the padres. we will be right back as the kron4 news returns in two minutes. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a lot of sunshine but the backup is growing on this tuesday morning. backup is growing on this tuesd[ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving.

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